Rabat – Morocco reiterated on Sunday its support for the UAE following the Houthi attack that killed three people and injured at least six more on January 17.
Ahmed Tazi, Moroccan ambassador to Egypt and permanent representative of Morocco to the Arab League, renewed Rabat’s support for Abu Dhabi during an extraordinary meeting of the Council of the League.
The meeting took place to discuss the repercussions of Houthi attacks as regional tensions escalate.
Tazi recalled King Mohammed VI’s permanent support for the UAE as well as Morocco’s steady pledge to stand in solidarity with “brother country as it defends its national security and protects its citizens.”
“These attacks targeting Gulf States should cease for legitimacy to prevail and for the Yemeni people to regain their cohesion,” Moroccan state media MAP reported Tazi as saying.
Houthi rebels used drones to hit the Musaffah area southwest of Abu Dhabi on Monday, leaving three people dead and six injured.
Morocco was among first countries to condemn the attack, emphasizing support for and solidarity with the UAE against any move seeking to undermine its territory and the safety of its citizens.
With tensions continuing to escalate between the Houthis and the Saudi-led coalition, the UAE announced today that it intercepted two ballistic missiles that were fired by Houthi rebels early this morning.
“The remnants of the intercepted ballistic missiles fell in separate areas around Abu Dhabi,” the UAE Defense Ministry said, once again vowing to retaliate and adding that it is ready to deal with “any threats.”
